Inuit people call for Canadian government to send icebreaker to free pod of mammals that are struggling to surface for air

UPDATE:Killer whales free after being trapped by Hudson Bay ice

Canadian Inuit people and authorities are attempting to help a pod of killer whales trapped in the sea ice of Hudson Bay.

The mayor of the remote Inuit community of Inukjuak, Quebec, is calling on the government to send an icebreaker to save the panicking mammals, who are taking turns breathing through a hole in the ice about the size of a pick-up truck in the frigid waters.

"They are trapped," mayor Peter Inukpuk told CBC radio on Wednesday. "It appears from time to time that they panic. Other times they are gone for a long time, probably looking for another open space, which they are not able to find at the moment."

He said a hunter first spotted the whales on Tuesday. There were 11 whales, including several small ones, which could mean they are all from the same family.

Inukpuk said it was unusual to see the killer whales in the area in January but that the waters were late to freeze this year. The mayor said he had asked the Canadian government to send an icebreaker as their community of 1,800 people was not equipped to save the whales.

The Canadian government's fisheries and oceans department is sending specialists to the site to determine what, if anything, can be done, according to Frank Stanek, a spokesman for the department.

He said the department was "assessing the situation and exploring every possible option".Source

It doesn't matter how they are saved as long as they are saved. But I ask for light workers to come in on this and help.We can all help. Pray that the ice breaking tools are swiftly sent. See the ice breaking away and most of all thank the ones who help..maryfoulds@aol.com

We as a global community got the resources to do something for this fellow living spices.Probably will take military involvement,for speedy solution.As in any action,there are consequences...What are they,longterm,for the whales?Will they find a safe place,or we just buying time?Worth a try,but with some afterthoughts,beforehand!PeaceT

GLOBALNEWS CANADA (Locals) are urging people to contact the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and ask Ottawa to stop stalling and send an ice-breaker and help with the necessary tools asap; quoting verbatim globalnew.ca, the DFO can be reached at (877)-722-5346 or via email to﻿ info@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.

They can be saved if Canada acts swiftly! Don't know if any one remembers the movie that came out last about a true story where most of the trapped whales like this were saved! It will take more than a village to do it but it can be done. For now we have to pray!

From my home in California I have called both the Marine Mammals Response Program and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Neither organization has any information. What to do? What has the international response been? Has Greg Ferrian and the Kasco Marine Family been called in? ANY UPDATE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Help the whales! Money should not hold you back, so much more is used on other things that are killing our people and planet such as GMOs and weapons. The least that can be done is help our fellow mammals.

Please help free these beautiful beings of life ! Our Orca whales are wonderful and need saved right away !!!! Please !!!! God bless them, and those who will and are saving them ! ;) good luck, & love & hope to all !Love, Breezi Lee S.

Don't let bureaucracy let them die. Sending someone to check this ignores the expert local knowledge. The right decision is to find the nearest vessel than can fix it and organising it to go right now!

Please help these beautiful whales these are our heritage and makes us what true Canadians are. Send the ice breaker ship in to get the job done before its to late. You all sit in your high and mighty powerful butts, do something positive for a change.Free the Whales......................

We can drill for oil all over the planet but we can't get one big Multimillion dollar company to send a Heavy Duty helicopter to drop wights on the ice to start breaking the hole up and continue along until open water. We can put ice fishing hut and holes evrywhere but can drill holes to increase the size of the hole SOMETHING ,,,,, ANYTHING!!!!!!